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Former Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi attends a press conference at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on March 9, 2013. Source: AFP PHOTO / WANG ZHAO
![China Formally Appoints Top Diplomats and Defense Minister](https://eng-archive.aawsat.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/123654-01-08-e1363430677693.jpg)
Former Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi attends a press conference at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on March 9, 2013. Source: AFP PHOTO / WANG ZHAO